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Drawing the Fels Institute of Government’s approach of Context, Analysis, and Practice, Re:CAP examines the pressing issues of today’s public landscape and proposes innovative, data-driven approaches for public administrators. Re:CAP features contributions from passionate Fels students exploring groundbreaking methods for public leadership.

According to Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, employees in every organization know what they do and most know how they do it, but very few... Read More >

Last month, Philadelphia became the first U.S. city to prohibit employers from asking potential hires about their salary history. Despite legitimate arguments that have been made around the potential... Read More >

The notion of what constitutes a fundamental right accompanies constitutional analysis on nearly every level. Put simply, the Second Amendment must be scrutinized to assess what precisely it comes to... Read More >

According to a recent survey by Bankrate.com, over half of Americans are unable to afford a $500 emergency. Several recent economic trends explain this dilemma; primarily the prices of major consumer... Read More >

In this first part of a three-piece series on the the Supreme Court and the Second Amendment, Adam Joseph Neuman analyzes the context surrounding decisions previously made by the court and proposes... Read More >

On September 1st, 2016, the Census Bureau released the results of its first annual entrepreneurship survey, which presents a variety of data on the success of small businesses in American cities,... Read More >

In her recently published book, What Works: Gender Equality by Design, Iris Bohnet seeks to tackle the uncomfortable and taxing topic of gender biases in the modern workplace. The impetus for Bohnet’... Read More >

The battle for public opinion on the ACA is still ongoing. To fully understand the intense emotions surrounding the ACA, it is helpful to review some polling data and implementation problems. ... Read More >

In this second part of a three-piece series on the Affordable Care Act, Renya Wasson explores President-elect Trump's available pathways toward further healthcare reform. See Renya's first piece... Read More >

Given the outcome of the recent Presidential election, now is a good time to reflect on the lessons learned from the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare. President-elect Trump... Read More >

To stay relevant in today’s shifting information economy, organizations need an effective social media presence. Being effective entails not only having an active account but also understanding its... Read More >

This season, it’s fashionable to quote Bob Dylan. He said, “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.” I want to talk about a... Read More >

Joe Lee has long been interested in cities, and that interest has organically turned towards questions of how cities grow and develop. As an undergraduate, Joe wrote his senior thesis on U.S.... Read More >